St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-22
DEPUTy GOVERNORS.
Carroll Banner.

! Carroll Banner.
The remarks Of the Banner re-
:. garding the strange policy of the
Gov. have been largely quoted as
follows:
| The East Carroll Banner asks a
question.
| "East Carroll has a representa-
| tive elected OH his merits, ETC.,
Will the Governor please explain
why he does not rely entirely on
the recommendations Of our repre-
sentative?7
The Farmersville Gazette says:
Hon. W. w. Heard. representa-
tive of Union parish, elected by
the popular vote of the people,
would like to have the same queS-
ton answered. de recommended
a good man to fill vacancy aud
had the support of Senator G. L.
Gaskins, but, when the Legislature
met, the Governor did not seek Mr..
Heard's counsel, but without his
knowledge, sent to the Senate
another name to fill the vacancy.
The gentleman who was appointed
is good man, aud no one can OBJ
ject to him, and the same can be
said OF the appointee recommended
by Mr.. Heard. But it is not the
men, it is the principle involved.
The public want to know if the
recommendation OF the popular
representative of the people can be
overshadowed by other Influences
The City Item rejoins:
" Perhaps the most obvious an
swer to the following is that the
Governor prefers to perform his
executive duties himself, rather
than to delegate those functions to
others, especially as the public
hold him responsible for the re-
SUITS
This last excites the risibles of
the knowing multitude. That Gov
ernor McEnery is not the Cover
nor OF the whole people, but dele
gates undue authority to personal /
friends, is what the people have to
complain OF. They have been pa
tient and submissive for long
while. but are now FESTIVE and be-
gin to cry $ woe" to him by whom
the otfense cometh.n
Perhaps in every case Governor
NcEnery does not know the mau-
ner Of man lie commissions, but
that he frequently does, is proven
BY this incident, related by a
gentleman in high standing to the
editor of the Banner.
j. kilbourn. of West Carroll,
went to st. Louis, representing
himself as responsible man, with
full and ample securities; on this
strength bought large quantities OF
goods, started store and scattered
the goods over the parish, making
large profits OH them. The mer-
chants in st. Louis could get no
pay for their merchandise, and no
redress in West Carroll; so they
applied to Governor McEnery for a t
for his person before q
st. Louis courts. The Governor t
positively refused to grant the re-
QUESTION, and with this dishonor :
upon him, appointed kilbourn as !
SCISSOR of the parish Of West Car .
roll, and magistrate OF the ward. h
DR.. VIM Z. Robb, Of Harrison ,
burg, arrived here last Saturday l
rom Baton Rouge, whence he had
gone with lengthy petition, signed :
~ great many Of our most promi-
rent citizens, recommending him to
he office Of sheriff Of Catahoula,
o fill the uDexpired term Of Mr.. n
John Z. Routon. DR.. Robb is al + +
upright and conscien- 3
ious gentleman, and commands :
he respect of all with whom he
;omes in contact. Notwithstand |;
ne Dr. Robb's credentials, Gov. n
1cEnery appointed Hon. Warren \
!. Mobley, president Of the Police d
Jury, as sheriff and tax collector, y,
yho will receive his commission as t,
uch as soon as he files q good and
olyent bond Catalonia Herald.
The Morehousc Sentinel says:
The Baton Rouge Truth wants to
now if GOV. McEnery can carry,
)uachita parish in 1888 for re-elec